`Error 404` most popular words on web for 2013

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 19:16

The most commonly used word across the web in 2013 was 404, which refers to an online technical error code, the Global Language Monitor has claimed.

Fox website warns of `zombie day` after internal error

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 18:12

The website of Fox News reportedly went into a funny-scary mode then it started posting stories with headlines claiming `World Zombie Day` to bring out the living dead and Apple unveiling a `Maverick Sea Lion`, after what was revealed as an internal error.

Madonna sends error-filled handwritten letter to Malawian President

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 15:58

Madonna, who just returned from a week-long trip to Malawi where she visited the 10 school projects that her charity built, wrote a barely legible, error filled, handwritten letter to the South African nation`s President Joyce Banda.

Overloading, pilot error downed NY helicopter: US

Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2013, 23:21

US safety authorities say a fatal crash at a New York City heliport in 2011 was likely due to overloading and the pilot`s failure to recover from an unexpected flight motion.

`Lincoln` screenwriter apologises for 15-second error

Last Updated: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 19:56

The screenwriter of ‘Lincoln’, which has 12 Oscar nominations, has conceded that the taut political drama changed the historical record for "15 seconds," after a lawmaker complained.

`Smart` robotic car intersections to soon reduce human error

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 15:18

In preparation for a world of robot cars, engineers have created a robot traffic cop to get them through intersections faster and more safely, it has been revealed.

Human error led to mishap on board Varun LPG carrier: Official

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 00:26

The accident on board Varun Shipping`s LPG carrier, which killed five sailors, may have occurred due to a possible human error, a senior company official said on Tuesday, citing initial investigations.

Data error in export figures

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 17:19

A senior Commerce Ministry official on Tuesday got his figures wrong when he understated cumulative exports for the April-July period of the current financial year by USD 17.16 billion.

UEFA admits referee error over Ukraine `goal’

Last Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 11:11

Head of referees Pierluigi Collina defended UEFA’s experimental system of extra goalline officials on Wednesday but admitted to an "unfortunate mistake" that controversially helped eliminate Ukraine from Euro 2012.

Soon, touchscreens to `learn` your habits for faster and error-free typing

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 13:18

Researchers including one of Indian origin, have suggested that keyboards that adjust to individual typing styles could ease the frustration and reduce the mistakes one makes as they walk and type on their touchscreens.